{"id":618,"date":"2010-11-09T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T16:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?618"},"modified":"2010-11-09T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T16:45:30","slug":"synchronised-swimming-extravaganza-for-hero-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/synchronised-swimming-extravaganza-for-hero-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Synchronised swimming extravaganza for hero troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain's synchronised swimmers have taken time out from their normal training routines to raise money for the Help for Heroes charity and the Rushmoor Mallards Disability Group.<\/p>\n<p>A total of &pound;4,000 was raised for the good causes by Tom Daley and his colleagues, who recently returned from the Commonwealth Games in Delhi with a number of medals.<\/p>\n<p>The swimmers are based at the Army base in Aldershot and their fundraising efforts involved taking to the pool in combat uniforms as part of the Splash for Cash appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Links already exist between the team and the Rushmoor Mallards, which it runs a poll session for every Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Jenna Randall, who won two silver medals in India, said: &quot;We had a fantastic day and raised a tremendous amount of money. 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